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Lee Schwartzberg

Lee S. Schwartzberg MD, FACP

Medical Director, West Cancer Center, Memphis, Tennessee; Chief Medical Officer, OneOncology

Lee S. Schwartzberg, MD, FACP, is professor of medicine at The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Chief Medical Officer at OneOncology, and medical director of the West Cancer Center, as well as a practicing medical oncologist.

Upon earning his MD degree from the New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY, Dr Schwartzberg completed an internship and a residency in internal medicine at the Cornell University North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY.  He then served as chief resident at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and completed a fellowship in medical oncology/hematology.

The author or coauthor of more than 250 publications on medical oncology, hematology, and biosimilars, Dr Schwartzberg has been a leader in and educating healthcare professionals about the potential benefits of biosimilars in oncology practice. He has been very active in the work of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, having served on its Board of Directors, the Guideline Steering Committee, and the Breast Cancer Guideline Panel, among others. He is past founding chairman of the Association of Community Cancer Centers Immuno-Oncology Institute and the editor-in-chief of the website PracticeUpdate Oncology.

Positions: 
Medical Director, West Cancer Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Chief Medical Officer, OneOncology

Degrees:
State University of New York, BA and MS
New York Medical College, MD, FACP

Postgraduate Training:
Intern, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY
Fellow in medical oncology/hematology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Board Certifications:
Medical oncology
Hematology

Clinical Interests:
Medical oncology/hematology

Disclosures

He is a consultant for Amgen, Pfizer, Helsinn, Genentech, BMS, Myriad, AstraZeneca, Spectrum, and Napo.   
He is also on the advisory board for Genomic Health Research Funding (Institution): Amgen and DSMB: Bayer

Recent Contributions to PracticeUpdate:

  1. Taselisib or Placebo With Fulvestrant in ER-Positive, PIK3CA-Mutant, HER2-Negative Advanced Breast Cancer
  2. Breast Cancer Index Predicts Extended Endocrine Benefit to Individualize Selection of Extended Therapy for HR+ Early-Stage Breast Cancer Patients
  3. Paclitaxel–Trastuzumab With or Without Lapatinib in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
  4. Efficacy of Neratinib in HER2-Positive, HR-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer
  5. Race Impacts Clinical Outcomes in HR-Positive, HER2-Negative, Node-Negative Breast Cancer
  6. Key Takeaways From ESMO: CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Metastatic HR+/HER2-Breast Cancer
  7. Tucatinib and HRQoL Among Patients With HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
  8. Key Takeaways From ESMO: Prevention and Treatment of Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting
  9. Abemaciclib Plus Endocrine Therapy for Adjuvant Treatment of HR+, HER2−, Node+, High-Risk, Early Breast Cancer
  10. Circulating Tumor DNA Analysis to Direct Therapy in Advanced Breast Cancer

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